The Republican journal., 1887-12-01

there WIS not lilucI of II ceremony, but the
crowd was Il surprise: for the people still re-
:sar'el the new government rs something of
an experiment. and-thc uncompinlcntary
fact AUST ne recorded New York a state
had very little confidence in the experiment.
The state, it WAS true, had voted for tho
adoption Of the constitution; but only
by tn, majority of 30 to u. and
that after c.i,u. II of the opposition had
retired from the convention to mako
adoption a certainty. They were SO con-
WINGED by lIamlton's appeals that they con-
scnte'l not to oppose the adoption; but they
Were So sk",t.c;il that they refused to com
nit Themselves b, ;al affirmative vote. But
time at last makes all things even; the new
government has proved strong enough to
overcome nj! opposition, and now New York
invites the nation to join with her i'll Il proper
celebration of the presidential centennial
Thu s.s;t proposition was that the Chamber
of Commerce should arrange for compare
lively local celebration, but that body soon
saw that the scheme was too contracted and
called on the city at large; from this tho next
movement was to invite the cooperation of
congress, and President Cleveland heartily
seconded the scheme, but i'll the press of bust
ness iii the closing hours of the last congress
the matter was pushed aside. Then it was
decided 20 call on the governors of the origi-
nal thirteen states, and finally a complete
plaza is agreed upon: That the city, the
state, congress and the thirteen original
states shall join i'll Il truly national celebra-
ton, i.n'! that April 30, 1889, shall he only
the central day of Il weeks festivities And
as New York city and its tributary towns
and cities now hold more white people than
the entire republic did on the day of Wash
ington's nau guraiion, the young patriot is
naturally eager for and the writer is justified
in giving some details of that truly historic
tim.
In tn. he inning, then, let it be borne in
mind thai Washington was TO stranger to
New York w.lrll lie came here to take the
presidency: i3r, though a Virginian it is a
fact that the very crisis of his career occurred
i'll sight OF New Works city hall. From
the city lie he.!elI the defeat of his army on
Long Island; i'll the city he had his hcadquar-
ter, during the pcrplexity of the second year
oil the revolution and from the city he re-
treated to cater that series of disasters
and huniliatons which began with Fort
Washington and White Plains and ended
on with Trenton and Princeton. And it is
q nl1;t curious fact that George Washington
WI; more poplllar i'll New York city long be-
fore the revolution than at any time there
after TIL the seat OF government had been
moved t. Philadelphia-in short, II the news
papers of that day are to be believed, New
YORK did not appreciate President Washing
ton until he was separated from her by the
width OF /. state But thirty years before,
When " ashilston was a young VTginlan
Colonel, he visited New York, and all hearts
were orei; to ann. NO record remains OF
any dlsc".i Iii the notes OF welcome to the
young Nlrsinlln who had won such honols
III the lhdiaA warrior ~ was not quite TWO
years alter Bfaddocks deleat NJuly y, l'3o)
that ashlnston made his lying trip to
New y ork and took II short pleasure Jaunt
on Long island lie was only % years Old;
yet he had made tour IN inc via west as
full OF adventure as Il trip 10 the Soudan